Fountain penholder and ink filler



July 12; 1932- G. H. KOERNER FOUNTAIN PENHOLDER AND INK FILLER Filed Jan. 25, 1950 IN VEN TOR.

650265 IL/ KOEE/VEZ.

A TTORNEYS.

Patented July 12, 1932 PATENT OFFICE GEORGE H. KOERNER, OF SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA FOUNTAIN PENHOLDER AND INK FILLER Application filed January 25, 1930.

My invention relates to improvements in fountain pen holders and ink fillers, and it consists in the combinations, constructions and arrangements hereinafter described and claimed.

An object of my invention is to provide a fountain pen holder and filler which is designed to be used as a desk set and to permit freedom of swinging the fountain pen into various angular positions. The swinging movement is great enough to permit the pen to extend in one direction and then to extend in the opposite direction. The swivel feature does not interfere with the ink filling mechanism.

A further object of my invention is to provide a device of the type described which is extremely simple in construction and which is durable and efficient for the purpose in- 2 tended.

Other objects and advantages will appear as the specification proceeds, and the novel features of the device will be particularly pointed out in the claims hereto annexed.

$5 My invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawing, in which:

Figure 1 is a side elevation of the device,

Figure 2 is an enlarged vertical section, portions of the device being shown in elevation,

Figure 3 is a section along the line 33 of Figure 2, and

Figure 4 is a perspective view of a part of the device.

In carrying out my invention, 1 provide a hollow stand or base 1 in which I dispose a sack 2 for holding ink 3. An inlet pipe 4 enters the sack 2 at one end, and is slidably 0 received in an opening 5 in the casing 1.

The sack is designed to be compressed by means of a plate 6 so as to force ink from the sack into a fountain pen in a manner hereinafter described. A. spring-pressed plunger 7 is secured to the plate or foot 6, and a depression of this plunger will collapse the sack to force ink therefrom. A spring 8 returns the plunger 7 to normal position.

The collapsing of the sack will carry the inlet pipe 4 down in the opening 5 to a certain Serial No. 423,396.

position. A cap 9 is provided for the inlet pipe 4 for covering it.

I will now describe how the fountain pen is held in position where it may be readily grasped and removed for writing. A yokeshaped member 10 (see Figure 3) is supported by the top of the casing 1 and has arms that carry a pin 11 and a hollow screw 12. A fountain pen holder or socket 13 is pivotally mounted on the pin 11 and screw 6 12, and there is enough friction between the parts to yieldingly secure the holder in adjusted position. The screw 12 is threaded into a passageway 14 in the holder, and

. sufiicient space is provided at 15 for permitting a slight rocking of the holder with out having any binding eilect against the right hand arm of the member 10.

The passageway 14 communicates with a passageway 16 (see Figure 2), and the latter passageway is enlarged as at 17 for receiving the point 18 of a fountain pen 19. A conical-shaped portion 20 connects the passageway 16 with the enlarged portion 17 and accommodates pen points of a longer length than the standard ones. The portion 17 has a conical-shaped portion 21 that flares out- Wardly for receiving the portion 22 of the fountain pen. Just above the conical-shaped portion 21 I provide threads 23 for receiv- Z13 ing the threaded portion 24 of the fountain pen. Beyond the threads 23 the holder is flared outwardly as at 25.

In Figures 1 and 2 I have shown the fountain pen 19 as being screwed into the holder and held in position. The threads form a tight enough union between the fountain pen and the holder for providing a liquid tight fit. The pen is swingable from the full line position shown in Figure 1 into the dotted line position shown in the same figure. Various other positions may be obtained, and in fact the pen will be held in practically any position through an arc of substantially I will now describe the means for conveying ink from the sack 2 to the passageway 14. It will be noted from Figure 4 that the hollow screw 12 is rotatably received in an enlarged portion 26 of a tubular member 27. The member 27 enters the sack 2 by means 109 of a collar 28, and the lower end of the member 27 is spaced a slight distance above the bottom of the sack. When the sack is compressed, the collar 28 will slide on the exterior surface of the tubular member 27 to permit this movement. The ink will be forced from the sack up through the tube 27 and past a ball check valve 29. The ink will then fill the portion 26 and will pass from this portion through the hollow screw 12 into the passageways 1A and 16.

From the foregoing description of the various parts of the device, the operation thereof may be readily understood.

Assume that the operator desires to fill his fountain pen with ink. He first depresses the plunger 7 until the ink is forced up into the portion 17 of the holder 13. The amount of ink in the holder can be determined by glancing in at the open end of the holder while the latter is in substantially a vertical position. The check valve 29 prevents the return of the ink to the sack when the plunger 7 is released. It will also be noted I that the check valve prevents any air from passing into the sack. The sack will very likely return to normal position due to the inherent elasticity of the walls forming the sack. If the walls do not return to normal position due to no air being admitted to take the place of the expelled ink, this result will be immaterial to the proper functioning of the device. Should any air be in the sack after the filling thereof, this air will remain at the top of the sack and it will not be forced into the tubular member 27 because the entrance end of the tube is disposed near the bottom of the sack.

The ink from the fountain pen is now expelled together with any air in the pen by actuating a lever 30 on the pen. The ink and the air are expelled from the fountain pen prior to its being placed in the holder. While the lever 30 is'still in extended position, the fountain pen 19 is screwed into the holder, which will cause the pen point 18 to become immersed in the ink contained in the V enlarged portion 17. The lever 30 may now be released, and the pen will suck in the ink contained in the portion 17 the passageways 14 and 16, and the portion 26 at the top of the tube 27. The capacity of all of these passageways is designed so as to hold a quantity of ink sufiicient to fill the pen without any more ink being forced past the check valve 29 for the filling in question. This will free the passageways 14 and 16 from ink, and the device can be used as a standard fountain pen holder until it is again desired to fill the pen with additional ink. The small quantity of ink remaining above the ball valve 29 acts as an air seal for the valve and prevents air from entering the sack 2. After the pen has been filled with ink, it may be used in the ordinary manner.

Although I have shown and described one embodiment of my invention, it is to be understood that the same is susceptible of va rious changes, and I reserve the right to em ploy such changes as may come within the scope of the invention as claimed.

I claim:

1. A fountain pen holder and filler comprising a base, a socket-shaped member pivotally carried by said base for receivin a fountain pen, an ink reservoir fixedly isposed in the base, and liquid conducting means extending from the reservoir to the interior of the socket.

2. A fountain pen holder and filler comprising a base, a socket-shaped member pivotally carried by said base for receiving a fountain pen, an ink reservoir fixedly disposed in the base, liquid conducting means extending from the reservoir to the interior of the socket, and manually controlled means for forcing ink from the reservoir into the socket.

3. A fountain pen holder and filler comprising a base, a socket-shaped member pivotally carried by said base for receiving a fountain pen, an ink reservoir fixedly disposed in the base, liquid conducting means extending from the reservoir to the interior of the socket, manually controlled means for forcing ink from the reservoir into the socket, and means for preventing the return of ink from the socket to the reservoir.

4. In a fountain pen holder and filler, a base, a collapsible ink containing sack disposed therein, a socket-shaped member for receiving a fountain pen, and a tube extending from adjacent the bottom of the sack through the sack wall and communicating with the interior of the socket, and a collar secured to the sack wall at the point of tube penetration and being slidable on the tube fornpermitting the collapsing of the sack wa 5. A fountain pen holder and ink filler comprising a base, an ink containing sack disposed therein and having an inlet pipe communicating therewith, a fountain pen carrying socket pivotally mounted on the base, a

socket support extending between the socket and the base, a hollow member constituting one of the trunnions for the socket, said member communicating with the interior of the socket, an ink conveying tube leadingfrom the sack to the hollow member, and manually controlled means for forcing ink from the sack to the socket.

6. A fountain pen holder and ink filler comprising a base, an ink containing sack disposed therein and having an inlet pipe communicating therewith, a fountain pen carrying socket pivotally mounted on the base, a socket support extending between the socket and the base, a hollow member constituting one of the trunnions for the socket,

said member communicating with the interior of the socket, an ink conveying tube leading from the sack to the hollow member, manually controlled means for forcing ink from the sack to the socket, and a valve for preventing the return of ink from the socket to the sack.

7. A fountain pen holder comprising a base, an ink sack carried therein, a socketshaped member adapted to receive the end of a fountain pen therein, means for swingably supporting the member on the base and an ink conduit leading from the sack to the socket and passing through the supporting means.

8. A fountain pen holder comprising a base, an ink sack carried therein, a socketshaped member adapted to receive the end of a fountain pen therein, means for swingably supporting the member on the base, an ink conduit between the ink sack and the socket member and means for forcing ink therethrou h.

9. X fountain pen holder comprising an ink reservoir, a socket-shaped member adapted to receive the end of a fountain pen therein, means for svvingably supporting the member on the ink reservoir, and a conduit between the reservoir and the socket member for guiding ink from the former to the latter, and means for forcing ink through the conduit.

Signed at San Francisco in the county of San Francisco and State of California this 16th day of January A. D. 1930.

GEORGE H. KOERNER. 

